New Delhi: The 5th season of the all India ‘Tata Tea Jaago Re Inter-Milan Soccer Stars’ was held in Delhi on Friday. More than 60 schools and over 600 children participated in the tournament.
Apeejay School, Noida won the Delhi zonal league match. The winning team will go on to compete in the national championship in Shillong with 14 other teams from different locations across the country. The under-15 soccer talent hunt in India is an initiative by Tata Tea in partnership with leading football club FC Internazionale Milano (Inter Milan).
With participation from over 1200 students and over 120 schools from 3 cities so far, the Tata Tea Jaago Re Inter Milan Soccer Stars’ initiative will cover 12 more cities across the length and breadth of the country with participants from over 1000 schools. This initiative was started in 2007, with an aim to identify and nurture grass root level football talent in India and put them on a global platform.
